[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [FW1] Napster issue
I help manage a network of about 50 offices with approximately 2700 users. We've been able to pretty much kill napster by adding the zone napster.com to our internal DNS servers. Without the correct name lookup for server.napster.com, the client will not work. The only "easy" way to get around it is to add a static DNS entry in the hosts file, but there aren't that many end users who know how to do that and you're probably going to know who they are anyway. In my environment, they would all but seal themselves off from the rest of the internal company if they tried to use an outside DNS server so I'm probably in a unique situation, but this works for me. Are there other ways around this? I'm sure......but if you have your own DNS servers, this will stop 99% of the people who only know how to start their Napster client from downloading MP3s. Most just assume it's been blocked and don't realize it's a DNS issue. -----Original Message----- From: James Edwards [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 10:23 AM To: 'Kevin Kim'; '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [FW1] Napster issue Since you asked for the BEST approach, I'll give you my take from 25 years of management experience. Two methods work best. MBWO followed by a SBttBotH These mean, MBWO - Management by Walking Around. Managers who are not themselves surfing the web and doing their jobs by managing their people by walking around, seeing what they are doing, understanding their jobs, making themselves available for problems. In other words, managing. So, an alert manager finds someone dowloading MP3 files (or playing Solataire or blabbling on the phone or doing their nails) and gives them a Sharp Blow to the Back of the Head. Of course, this is a figure of speech but you get the picture. It's amazing the reaction you get just by sticking your head over someone's shoulder, looking at their screen and saying, "What is THAT!!" You will never find a technical solution that takes the place of good management. I'll let someone who has more knowledge of the subject tell you about proxies and all that stuff. Jim Edwards Systems Manager Texas Secretary of State -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Kim [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 9:40 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [FW1] Napster issue What would be the best approach to prevent internal users from download/uploading Napster MP3 Files beside firing them from the company? Many thanks in Advance. ============================================================================ ==== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ============================================================================ ==== ============================================================================ ==== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ============================================================================ ==== ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================
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